Your Responses Here Will Greatly Assist Us in Prioritizing Campus Functions

UC Ready: Business Continuity Worksheet

The following questions will help us to develop business continuity plans for both your department and the campus. By measuring the scope and severity an impact would have on our operations, we can better set recovery priorities, identify recovery strategies, and create plans for continuing our most important work.

Essential Function Name:

Description:

Breadth of Impact: Ex. Only your department? Campus?

What IT systems and applications are essential for this function to be carried out? How soon do you need these systems and applications?

Are there departments or others who are essential for you to function? Why and how soon to you need them to be operating?

What resources do you need to continue to function (spaces, supplies, equipment, etc.)? How many? How long can you go without these resources?

Severity of Impacts:

Your responses here will greatly assist us in prioritizing campus functions.

Impact: Teaching: Day 3 Week 1 Month 1 Minimal: i.e. Tests/assignments can be made up later during the quarter/semester. Teaching can continue. Comments: Significant: i.e. Student degree progress affected. Severe: i.e. Departure of students or instructors.

Impact Research: Day 3 Week 1 Month 1 Minimal: i.e. Research halted temporarily, but no loss to research materials, data, subjects, funding. Comments: Significant: i.e. Loss of some research materials or data. Severe: i.e. Research project failures.

Impact Operations: Day 3 Week 1 Month 1 Minimal: i.e. Minimal severity; can address issues within the department. Significant: i.e. Will affect other operational areas of campus. Comments: Severe: i.e. Campus-wide implications, irreversible damage to department.

Impact Finances: Day 3 Week 1 Month 1 Minimal: i.e. Can be absorbed within a year. Significant: i.e. Beyond a year. Comments: Severe: i.e. Irreversible damage to department or campus-wide implications.

Impact Compliance: Day 3 Week 1 Month 1 Compliance: Minimal: i.e. Minimal severity; can address issues within the department. Comments: Significant: i.e. Will affect other operational areas of campus. Severe: i.e. Campus-wide implications, irreversible damage to department

Based on the above, what is the maximum period of time that this function can be stopped before irreparable harm is caused?